The October 7th School Committee meeting was dominated by a two-and-a-half hour presentation and discussion of substantial changes that Newton Public Schools (NPS) is implementing to Special Education (summarized on page 42 of the presentation). NPS Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Casey Ngo-Miller and NPS Director of Multi-Tiered Systems of…
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On Monday, October 7, 7PM-9PM, the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Newton will host a Topic Meeting to discuss Question 2 on November’s ballot: Should Massachusetts eliminate the MCAS test as a high school graduation requirement? This event will be held at the Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton…
On September 9, Newton Public Schools (NPS) announced in a Public Notice that for the school year 2024-2025, all students may receive one free breakfast and lunch each day at school. NPS participates in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, the…
The Negotiation Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 7 at 6PM and enter into Executive Session to conduct strategy with respect to collective bargaining regarding the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Newton Teachers Association…
School Committee has no meetings scheduled this week.
School Committee discusses District Goals, Gender Identity Policy, Budget Surplus. Angier awarded National Blue Ribbon The September 23 regular School Committee meeting began with public comment and approval of the consent agenda, and then Superintendent Nolin began her regular update by announcing that Angier Elementary was one of only 9…
Newton Public Schools (NPS) Superintendent Dr. Anna Nolin met with Fig City News at the start of the school year, as she did last year. This interview transcript has been edited for clarity and length. FCN: What are some different perspectives you have about Newton going into this school year…
School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) and in person (Education Center, Room 210) on Monday, September 23 at 5:45PM and enter into Executive Session to conduct a strategy session in preparation for negotiation of the Superintendent of Schools contract (see agenda). [UPDATE] School Committee will then meet in Open…
The School Committee has no meetings scheduled for this week.
Newton Public Schools (NPS) Superintendent Anna Nolin heralded the start of the school year with a press conference on September 6 featuring reports from teachers and administrators in an atmosphere of optimism and cooperation across the district. Among the initiatives she noted were: a major overhaul of the elementary school…